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*[[322 BC]]: [[Demosthenes]], Athenian orator. | *[[322 BC]]: [[Demosthenes]], Athenian orator. | ||
+ | *[[1952]]: [[Philippos Kourantis]], footballer | ||
*[[1955]]: [[Dimitrios Maximos]], banker, PM of Greece | *[[1955]]: [[Dimitrios Maximos]], banker, PM of Greece | ||
*[[1981]]: [[Lina Tsaldari]], first Greek woman to cabinet Minister. | *[[1981]]: [[Lina Tsaldari]], first Greek woman to cabinet Minister. |
Revision as of 14:17, May 11, 2007
Events
- 322 BC: Demosthenes commits suicide before he could be handed over to the Macedonians.
- 1863: Prince George of Denmark arrives in Piraeus. He will reign on the throne of Greece for the next 50 years.
- 1909: A movement in the Greek Navy against the Military Association is violently put down.
- 1931: Metropolitan of Kition, Nikodimos Milonas, calls for protests throughout Cyprus against British policies on the island.
- 1941: 250 inhabitants of Kerdylia, Serres are executed by the Germans in retaliation for the killing of a single German soldier.
- 1949: "Radio Free Greece" announces the cessation of all hostilities on the part of the communist Democratic Army of Greece. The Greek Civil War is officially over.
Births
- 1860: Dionysios Lavrangas, composer
- 1955: Georgios Alogoskoufis, economist, politician
Deaths
- 322 BC: Demosthenes, Athenian orator.
- 1952: Philippos Kourantis, footballer
- 1955: Dimitrios Maximos, banker, PM of Greece
- 1981: Lina Tsaldari, first Greek woman to cabinet Minister.
- 1992: Orestes Laskos, poet and theatrical writer.
- 1999: Mema Stathopoulou, actress